Wildfire alters nitrogen cycling to increase soil emissions of nitric oxide (NO) and the heterogeneity of nitrous oxide (N2O) in California chaparral
Elizah Z. Stephens, M. Fabiola Pulido Barriga, Aral C. Greene, Alexander H. Krichels, Meg Kargul, Loralee Larios, Sydney I. Glassman, Peter M. Homyak
This study shows wildfires increase soil nitric oxide emissions and create heterogeneous nitrous oxide emissions in chaparral, with high emissions linked to burn severity.
Geoderma · Apr 11, 2026Peer-reviewedEcology